Advent International is preparing to syndicate the debt package backing its $4.8bn acquisition of most of Reckitt Benckiser’s home-care division, placing a sizeable tranche with a group of relationship banks before opening the deal to institutional investors, according to a report by Bloomberg.
TOP STORY: Leaf Home, the residential services platform backed by Gridiron Capital, has restructured its balance sheet and expanded through the acquisition of Erie Home, in a $4bn financing deal led by Apollo Global Management and Ares Management.
Permira and Blackstone are to acquire a $525m minority stake in Dubai-based real estate classifieds platform Property Finder, marking a significant vote of confidence in the emirate’s property market, according to a report by Reuters.
European private credit manager Pemberton Asset Management has reached its target final close of $1.7bn for its first-time NAV Financing Core Fund I, marking a strong debut for the firm’s new private credit strategy.
Patient Square Capital, the healthcare-focused private equity firm founded by former KKR dealmaker Jim Momtazee, is exploring a potential acquisition of Premier Inc, a Charlotte-based healthcare services and technology company, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity giant TPG and its portfolio company Musixmatch have been ordered to face an antitrust lawsuit brought by Canadian rival LyricFind, after a US judge ruled there was sufficient evidence to proceed on key claims, according to a report by Reuters.
iCON Infrastructure, via the iCON Infrastructure Partners VII, and iCON Infrastructure Partners VII-B funds, is to acquire a majority shareholding in the Meinhardt Group, a waste management business based in the Rhine-Main region, Germany.
Agilitas Private Equity, a pan-European mid-market private equity firm, has closed the buy-out of Tietoevry Tech Services, a division of Tietoevry, and a leading IT service provider in the Nordic region.
TOP STORY: Permira is preparing to sell US-based contract drug manufacturer Cambrex, seeking a valuation of up to $4bn for the business, according to a report by the Financial Times citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Thoma Bravo is preparing to divest Houston-based school safety software provider Raptor Technologies in a deal that could value the business at more than $2bn, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
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